Rep. Roberta Willis welcomes grants to regional arts organizations

State Rep. Roberta Willis (D-64th) on Tuesday welcomed grants awarded to the region's arts organization announced by the Connecticut Office of the Arts.

The region's arts organizations will share in the $620,700 from the Connecticut Arts Endowment which was created by the General Assembly to provide state matching support to the private fund raising efforts of state arts organizations.

"I'm pleased the Connecticut Office of the Arts has included several of the region's great arts organization for these grants," said Willis. "Not only do these grants recognize the work of our local arts groups, the funding supports our cultural heritage and helps to boost our economy."

The local grants include $5,882 for the Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts in Torrington, $6,234 for the Northwest Connecticut Association for the Arts, $7,142 for the Litchfield Performing Arts organization, $3,341 for the Tri-State Center for the Arts in Sharon, $1,250 for Music Mountain, Inc., in Lakeville, and $1,327 for Crescendo, Inc., in Lakeville.

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The interest on the arts endowment is distributed annually to arts organizations which have raised at least $25,000 of private funds.